Ny avhandling: Tove Larsson. The Introductory it Pattern in Academic Writing by Non-Native-Speaker Students and Published Writers: A Corpus-Based Study

2016-11-23

This compilation thesis investigates the use of a pattern that is commonly found in academic writing, namely the introductory it pattern (e.g. it is interesting to note the difference). The main aim is to shed further light on the formal and functional characteristics of the pattern in academic writing. When relevant, the thesis also investigates functionally related constructions. The focus is on learner use, but reference corpora of published writing and non-native-speaker student writing have also been utilized for comparison. The thesis encompasses an introductory survey (a "kappa") and four articles.